Psalms 138:8
If I should go up to heaven, thou art there: 1 If I should go down to hell, thou art present. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
7Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? 1 And whither shall I flee from thy presence? 1
Cross References
Job 10:8Thy hands have formed me and made me; 1 Afterward thou didst change thy mind, and smite me. 1
Psalms 57:2If ye do indeed speak righteousness, 1 Then do ye judge rightly, ye sons of men. 1
Psalms 71:6He shall come down as rain upon a fleece; 1 And as drops falling upon the earth. 1
Psalms 100:3I have not set before mine eyes any unlawful thing; 1 I have hated transgressors. 1
Psalms 103:17There the sparrows will build their nests; 1 And the house of the heron takes the lead among them. 1
Isaiah 26:12O Lord our God, give us peace: for thou hast rendered to us all things.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 138:7-8
God's Care of His People. 6 Though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off. 7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me. 8 The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O Lord , endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands. David here comforts himself with three things:— I. The favour God bears to his humble people ( v.… Read the whole commentary →